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APPARATUS FOR. DYEING SKEINS. I

No. 359,806. Patented Mar. 22, 1887;

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APPARATUS FOR .DYEING SKEINS.

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CHAR-LES MEADOXVOROF'I AND PETER DENANHOUER, OF PHILADELPHIA,

' PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR DYElNG SKElNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 359,806, dated March 22, 1887.

Application filed September 18, 1886. Serial No. 213,914. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: zontal arms integral with plates 6, secured to Be it known that we, CHARLES MEADOW- the top edge of the vat back of the standards. CROFT and PETER DENANHOUER, of the city A frame, 7 preferably constructed of two and county of Philadelphia,and State ofPennlongitudinal rods, 7, connected by two fiat 5 sylvania, have invented a new and Improved end pieces, 71, the said cndipieccs being pro- Apparat-us for Dyeing Skeins, ofwhich the folvidcd at one end with slot 8 and at the other lowing is a full, clear, and exact description. end with a similar slot, 9, together with out- Our invention relates to an apparatus for wardly-projccting lugs 10, having inwardlydyeing skeins of silk, wool, or any similar procurved ends, is adapted for suspension within 1o duct, and has for its object to produce a mathe vat between the standards by means of a chine of simple construction wherein the nunr shaft, 11,whiclnextending through the ends of ber of revolutions of the carrying-frame is the frame, isjournaled in the sliding boxes a. readily governed, and wherein when the set The said shaft 11 is secured rigidly to the number of revolutions has been reached the frame. Between the longitudinal fixed shaft 6 15 said carrying-frame will be automatically ele- 11 and one extremity of the end of the frame vated from within the vat. Our object is also near said shaft a second light longitudinal to produce a frame for carrying the chains shaft, 12, is journaled in the end pieces, one readily adjustable to any size of said skein, end of which shaft 12 is projected through the and wherein thesame will notbecome tangled end piece of the frame and flattened, to rego in process of dipping, each skein being enceive, when necessary, an ordinary crank or tirely separated from the others. key. Upon the said shaft 12, outside of and The invention consists in the construction bearing slightly against the aforesaid end and combination of the several parts, as will piece ol'the fran1e,awheel,13, is keyed adapted be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out for engagement with a pawl, 14, pivoted to 7 2 in the claims. the frame above it. Toothed wheels 15 are Reference is to be had to the accompanying also keyed upon the rotary shaft 12 at each drawings, forming a part of this specification, end near the inner faces of the said slotted end in which similar letters of reference indicate pieces of the frame 70, fora purpose hereincorrcsponding parts in all the figures. after set forth. 0 Figure 1 is a plan View of our apparatus, Into the slots 8 and 9 of the end pieces of and Fig. 2 a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is the frame 70 longitudinal bars 16 and 17 are a central longitudinal vertical section, and entered, having secured thereto in any suita Fig. -l a transverse vertical section,ot' the bio manner a series of parallel arms, 18, an same. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the adjusting ranged transversely the length of said longi- 5 device of the reel. tudinal bars equidistant apart, and provided The vatis provided centrally at the ends 1 upon their outer surfaces with consecutivelyupon the inside with U-shaped standards 2, 1 arranged pins 19, having their ends bent over which standards extend from a point above in the same plane in the direction of their the floor of the vat vertically upward above longitudinal carrying-bars 16 and 17. The 40 the upper edges thereof. One arm of each said longitudinal carryingbars 16 and 1'7 are standard 2 is grooved longitudinally upon the provided at each end, upon the same side of outer side to receive a rack, 3, adapted to slide each bar, with racks 20, the racks of the bar therein, which rack is made integral with or 16 being attached upon the side opposite to connected to the journal-boxes 4. The said those of the bar 17, and the said racks are 5 boxes, placed between the vertical arms of the held in engagement with the toothed wheels standards 2,are provided with outwardly-pro- 15 upon the rotary shaft 12 by the side projecting lugs or wings 5 upon their innerfaces, jections, 10, of the frame, which projections adapted by the engagement of said lugs with constitute guides for the said racks. Thus, the standards to steady their vertical moveby means of a crank engaging the square pro: I00 50 mentbetween the same. The standards 2 are jecting end of the rotary shaft 12, Figs. 3 and braced near the top through engaging hori 5, the distance between the opposite series of transverse arms 18, having the attached hooks 19, can be regulated to suit the length of skein projects beyond thejournal'box 4, and is provided with a small gear -wheel, 22, which meshes with another gear-wheel, 23, beneath it, of equal size, keyed upon the shaft 24, Fig. 3. This shaft is entered through the vat in suitable bearings at the end thereof, the'outer end of said shaft 24 being journaled in a bracket, 25, attached to the casing of the vat. Aworm-wheel, 26, is keyed upon the short longitudinal shaft 24, near its bearing in the bracket25, adapted to mesh with a worm, 27, keyed upon atransverse shaft, 28, which finds a bearing at oneend in a vertical standard, 29, integral with the side of the said bracket 25. The other end ofsaid shaft 28 is journaled in one arm of a bracket, 30, attached to the front of the vat at the end thereof. At this point the shaft 28 is provided with a worm, 31, attached thereto, together with a handwheel, 32. By turning this hand-wheel through the medium of the shafts 24 and 28 and the gearing connected with said shafts, as above described, the frame is revolved in the journal-boxes 4 within the vat, and the skeins of Wool, silk, or other material carried by said frame dipped in the dyeing-fluid. Through bracket 30, and journaled therein, a short;

lower longitudinal shaft, 33, is projected to extend out at the end of the box and carry a worm-wheel, 34, adapted to mesh with the worm 31 of the transverse shaft 28. end of the said lower short shaft, 33, suitably supported in a bracket attached to the front side of the vat, is furnished with a large worm,

35, keyed thereto. The said worm 35 is adapted to mesh with a toothed clock, 36, held to revolve upon a horizontal shaft, 37, secured to the side of the vat 1 near the top edge. The said clockis provided with a series of equidistant apertures concentric with and a given distance from its periphery. The said apertures,

which may be numbered consecutively from 1 to 20,ormore,upon the face of the clock, are adapted to receive a pin, 38, (shownin Fig. 1,) the obj ect of which will be hereinafter set forth.

Through an upper longitudinal arm in they side bracket, 30, a second short side shaft, 39, is journaled, and on the end projecting from said arm at the corner of the vat a wormwheel, 40, is keyed, which meshes with the worm 31 of the transverse shaft at the top. The inner end of said shaft 39 is provided with a pinion, 41, keyed to slide thereon and bear against a coil or spiral spring, 42, intervening between the end of the said arm and the face of said pinion. A slotted plate, 43, is made to bear against the opposite face of the pinion 41, which plate is attached to the end of a sliding horizontalbar, 44, held suspended in front The other i of the clock 36, and nearly in linewith the 1 lower edge thereof, by suitable horizontal standards secured to the front side of the vat, preferably uponeach side of said clock. A

vertical upwardly-projecting pin, 45, is provided, with the sliding bar 44 so locatedthereon as that when the saidbar is in its normal position the said pin will register centrally the clock-face at the lower portion thereof.

At the upper corner of the vat, above the central end bracket, 30, another bracket, 46, is secured, provided with an arm extending outwardly at an angle thereto and an upwardly-eXt-ending vertical. arm, the said outwardly-proj ecting arm beinglocated at or near the corner edge, and the vertical arm next to 1 and inside the said outwardly-projectingarm of thebracket. A similar bracket, 47, is provided at the oppositeend of the vat upon the same side, both brackets being secured in any suitable manner.

An outer longitudinal shaft, 48, adapted to extend from end to end of the vat, is journaled in the outwardly-projecting arms of the brack ets 46 and 47, and fitted with bevel-gears 49 and 50, keyed thereon near each end, together with a large toothed wheel, 51, (which also acts as a balance.) keyed thereto near the bevel-gear 49. The said shaft 48 is further provided with a crank-arm,,52, at the oppo:

site end.

At each end of the vat above the top edge transverse shafts 53 and54 are j ournaled-at one end in the vertical. arms of the said brackets 46 and 47, and at the other end bearings are found in standards 55 and 56, secured to the top edge of the vat near the center thereof. The said transverse shafts'53 and 54 are provided with bevelgear 57 and 58 at their outer ends, adapted to mesh with the similar gears,

endtransverse shaft,28, the engagement being made at the proper time through the clock 36. The distance between each aperture in the clock represents one complete turn of i the; frame. Ifthe nature of the material to be dyed requires to be dipped fifteen times, that number of apertures are counted from the one opposite the vertical pin 45 of thesliding ban 44 around the clock from right to left, and the horizontal pin 38 inserted in the fifteenth aperture. When the frame has been rotated fifteen times by the crank upon the shaft 28, the horizontal pin in the clock engages the vertical pin 45 of the sliding rod .44, causing the said rod, by means of its slotted plate 43, to engage the pinion 41 with the large toothed wheel 51 on theshaft 48, which communicat,

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ing motion to the upper transverse shafts, 53 and 54, they in tnrn,through the spur-wheels keyed upon them, cause the sliding racks 3 and boxes 4, carrying the frame 70, to be elevated vertically,the rotary motion of the frame thereon ceasing. When the frame has been elevated above the line of the box, the vertical motion is stopped and the frame conveyed to another vat for washing,by means hereinafter described.

Standards 61 and 62 are secured to the ends of the-box, purposed to support transverse tracks 63 above the vat, which tracks may communicate to another cleansing-vat near by, and upon these tracks sheaves 64, carrying pendent hooks 65, are adapted to travel, said sheaves being united by a straight or bent rod, 66, of the proper gage, which rod acts as a brace for the sheaves and a means for guiding them. The hooks 61 are placed under the ends of the main shaft of the frame, and by the use of the connected sheaves traveling upon the said track the frame is readily, quickly, and easily removed.

The hanks of silk, wool, or material to be dyed are carried under the hooks and over the parallel transverse bars of the frame, as

shown in Figs. 1 and a, the frame being readily adjusted to any length of hank,as hereinbefore described.

The main shaft 28 and the outer longitudinal shaft 48 may be fitted with proper pulleys and operated by power, if desired.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a vat having attached thereto U shaped standards, of a frame journaled in said standards, provided with 013 positely-faced parallel armshaving hooks consecutively arranged upon their outer faces, and means for revolving said frame, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combination, with a vat having attached thereto U shaped standards, of a slotted frame havin adjustable longitudinal bars, said bars provided with a series of transverse oppositely-faced parallel arms having hooks consecutivcl y arranged upon their outer faces, together with means for revolving said frame, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. The combination, with a vat having attached thereto U-shaped standards, of a slotted frame provided with adjustable longitudinal bars carrying a series of transverse oppo sitelyfaced arms fitted upon their outer faces with consecutivcly-arranged hooks and racks attached to said longitudinal bars, a shaftjoun.

naled in said frame, provided with toothed wheels adapted to engage said racks, and a ratchet-wheel adapted to engage a pawl pivoted to the frame, together with means for ro- U tating said frame, substantially as shown and described, and for the pn rpose herein set forth. at. The combination,witha vat provided with vertical U shaped standards and j ournal-boxes having integral vertical racks adapted to slide in said standards, of a slotted frame jonrnaled in said boxes, provided with adj nstable longitudinal bars carrying a series of transverse oppositely-faced arms fitted upon their outer faces with consceutively-arranged hooks and rack attached to said longitudinal bars, a shaft journaled in said frame fitted with toothed wheels adapted to engage said rack, and a ratchetwheel adapted to engage a pawl pivoted to said frame, together with means for raising and lowering the frame within the said stand ards, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. In an apparatus for dyeing skeins, a frame adapted to be journaled in the vat, provided with slots 8 and 9 in the ends thereof, adjustable longitudinal bars 16 and 17, having oppositely-faced horizontal arms 18, fitted with consecutivelyarranged inwardly-bent books 19 and vertical racks 20, together with a shaft, 12, journaled in said frame, fitted with toothed wheels 15, adapted to engage said racks, and a ratchetwheel, 13, adapted to engage a pawl,

14, pivoted to the side of said frame, snbsta-ntially as shown and described, whereby the carrying-bars are made adjustable to different length of skeins, as set forth.

6. The combination, with a vat provided with vertical U -shapcd standards 2, fitted with sliding boxes 4, having integral racks 3, and upper brace-plates,6,for said standards,of the adjustable yarn-carrying frame 70, journaled in said boxes,together with means for elevating said frame, substantially as described, whereby said frame when elevated can be removed from the vat, as set forth.

7. The combination, with a vat provided with vertical U shaped standards 2, fitted with sliding boxes at, having integral racks 3, and upper brace-plates, 6, for said standards, upper standards, 61 and 62, tracks 63-, traveling sheaves 64;, having attached books 65, and brace-rods 66, of the adjustable yarn-carrying frame 70, j ournaled in said boxes, together with means for elevating said frame, substantially as described, whereby said frame when elevated is removed from the vat, as set forth.

8. The combination, with a yarn-carrying frame, 70, journaled in U-shaped standards attached to the inner side of a vat and pro-- vided with a gear-wheel, 22, at one end of the shaft 11 of said frame, of the short longitudinal shaft 2-1, provided at its outer end with a worm-whcel,26,and atits inner end with a gearwheel, 23, together with the shaft 28. j on rnaled at right angles to said shaft 2l,provided with a worm, 27, at the rear end thereof, and also with a hand-wheel, 32, at its forward end, as shown and described, whereby a rotary motion can be imparted to said frame, as set forth.

9. The combination, with a yarn-carrying frame, 70, journaled in boxes 4, having integral racks 3, adapted to slide in U-shaped standards 2, attached to the inner side of a vat, of the outer and npperlongitndinal shaft, 48, having keyed thereon at each end a bevelgear, 49 and 50, and a large toothed wheel, 51, the said shaft being also provided with a crank-arm, 52, together with the upper transverse shafts, 53 and 54, each provided with a spur-wheel, 59 and 60, at their inner ends, adapted to engage the said racks 3, and bevelgear 51 and 58 at their outer ends, pnrposed to mesh with the said bevel-gear 49 and 50, substantially as shown and described, whereby the said frame is raised and lowered Within said standards, as set forth.

10. The combination, with a yarn-carrying frame arranged for rotation in a vat and provided with vertical racks 3 at its ends, of an apertured dial, 36, revolved from the operating-shaft of the reel, a longitndinal shaft, 48,

l l l parallel with said reel, carrying a gear, 51, and gearing with transverse shafts 53 and 54, 20 carrying spur-wheels engaging the racks 3, a shaft, 39, parallel wit-h the said shaft 48, engaging the driving-shaft, 28 of the reel, and carryinga loosely-mounted pinion, 41, adapted to engage the gear-Wheel 51 onlshaft 48, a rod, 44, passing in front of the dial andbearing at one end on the pinion 41 on the shaft 39, and provided opposite the dial with apin, 45, and an adjustable pin, 38, in the dial, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

CHARLES MEADOWCROFT. PETER DEN ANHOUER'.

Witnesses:

HARRY M. SORBER,

C. K. SORBER. 

